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| 3 | TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio (perl leaks like hell). |
3 | TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio (perl leaks like hell). |
| 4 | TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's |
4 | TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's |
| 5 | actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), |
5 | actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), |
| 6 | but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)). |
6 | but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)). |
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| 8 | TODO: async_pool to SLF |
8 | - convert Coro::Timer and Coro::Select to rouse API. |
| 9 | 5.0 |
9 | - Coro::Select did errornously dup the file descriptors |
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10 | and didn't work with all AnyEvent backends. |
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| 10 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
13 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
| 11 | stability issues. |
14 | stability issues. |
| 12 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
15 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
| 13 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
16 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
| 14 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
17 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
| 15 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
18 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
| 16 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. |
19 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem method instead. |
| 17 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
20 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
| 18 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
21 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 19 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
22 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
| 20 | - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation |
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| 21 | introduced in 4.801. |
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| 22 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
23 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
| 23 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
24 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
| 24 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
25 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
| 25 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
26 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
| 26 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
27 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
| 27 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
28 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
| 28 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
29 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
| 29 | anymore. |
30 | anymore. |
| 30 | - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. |
31 | - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait for easier |
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32 | conversion of callback-style to blocking-style. |
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33 | - new methods $coro->schedule_to and ->cede_to, to specifically |
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34 | schedule or cede to a specific coroutine. |
| 31 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
35 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
| 32 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
36 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
| 33 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
37 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
| 34 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
38 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
| 35 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
39 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
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| 52 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
56 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
| 53 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
57 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
| 54 | - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining |
58 | - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining |
| 55 | some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also |
59 | some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also |
| 56 | making signals reliable for the first time. |
60 | making signals reliable for the first time. |
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61 | - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool |
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62 | by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism |
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63 | to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over |
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64 | a normal async is now very small. |
| 57 | - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 20%. |
65 | - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%. |
| 58 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
66 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
| 59 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
67 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
| 60 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
68 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
| 61 | - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. |
69 | - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. |
| 62 | - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. |
70 | - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. |
| 63 | - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags. |
71 | - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags. |
| 64 | - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. |
72 | - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. |
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75 | - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation |
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76 | introduced in 4.801. |
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| 66 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
78 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
| 67 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
79 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 68 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
80 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
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